Two young marrieds, binocular clad
evidently not birdwatchers,
patrol a room plush with plants
peering through and as green as
homage to the aspidistra.
They watch their neighbor’s house.
An older man, retiree
is mowing his lawn unfashionably.
Is that a kilt or something else
pronounced European disaster?
He visits home every New Years
comes back still quite drunk
wanders around his property.
Plants rows with his enormous eccentricity.
This summer’s sunflowers will
grow even taller than once
was considered remarkable.